In order for field research to be successful the researcher must be________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. In order for a variable to be measured, a researcher must provide a (n) ?

   A. operational definition
   B. quantitative theorem
   C. theory
   D. hypothesis
   E. scale

2. When a research is not deceptive about the field research that he/she is this person is probably assuming the role of____________?

   A. secondary observer
   B. participant-as-observer
   C. complete participant
   D. ethnographer
   E. social scientist

3. A researcher examines the literature written by Black novelists during the “Negro Renaissance” (1913-1935) to see if they reflect the political movements going on in the Black community in the United States at that time What type of research methodology is being used in this example ?

   A. secondary analysis
   B. interviews
   C. observation
   D. content analysis

4. A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ?

   A. variation
   B. correlation
   C. observation
   D. measure of central tendency
   E. spurious relationship

5. In participant observation research the role of the “complete” participant forces the researcher to be_______________?

   A. with the group for months and sometimes years
   B. discreet about his/her research
   C. close to the leadership of the group that he/she is studying
   D. open and honest about his/her intentions
   E. taking copious notes

6. Which of the following was not identified as one of the four conditions that must be met before a researcher can say that an independent variable or variables caused the change in the dependent variable ?

   A. internal consistency
   B. correlation
   C. theory
   D. time order
   E. elimination of spuriousness

7. A researcher can obtain a higher response rate by using which type of survey ?

   A. interviews
   B. nares
   C. representative samples
   D. observation techniques

8. A researcher can obtain a higher response rate by using which type of survey ?

   A. interviews
   B. naires
   C. representative samples
   D. observation techniques

9. A data collection method in which the researcher does not interact with the subject(s) being studied is called_______________?

   A. an unobtrusive
   B. field research
   C. qualitative analysis
   D. content analysis
   E. ethnography

10. Weber,s view that sociologists must not allow their personal biases to affect the conduct of their research is called______________?

    A. verstehen
    B. dialectical materialism
    C. social facts
    D. value-free sociology